DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 10/18 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0653z - - 0954z - - 1002z - - 1334z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 53.9 - - 55.7 - - 47.9 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 90 - - -22 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 627 - - 1526 - - 181 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 - - 920 Hcrit BL Top - - - 1516 - - 2415 - - 1070 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 516 - - 486 - - 2140 - - 153 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 136 - - 221 - - 53 - - 15 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 2 - - 1 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 18 - - 20 - - 11 - - 6 BL Wind Direction - - - 215 - - 205 - - 194 - - 188 Direction Wind Shear - - - 9 - - 12 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - -4 - - -1 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - -1170 - - -1518 - - -3298 - - -1334 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 2686 - - 3933 - - 4368 - - 2270 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -15303 - - -14921 - - -15100 - - -13532 ODpotential blCL - - - 16819 - - 17336 - - 16170 - - 14468 blCL maxRH - - - 73 - - 59 - - 48 - - 56 maxRH CAPE - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 47.1 - - 53.9 - - 55.7 - - 47.9 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 39.2 - - 40.5 - - 40.4 - - 41.8 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 47.0 - - 53.6 - - 56.5 - - 50.6 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 38.2 - - 39.2 - - 39.1 - - 41.0 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 53 - - 90 - - -22 - - -41 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 627 - - 1526 - - 181 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 5 - - 4 - - 5 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97530 5 272 9 223 12 246 9 257 97530 90293 2 187 3 160 12 233 8 273 90293 84703 3 290 2 299 11 236 11 271 84703 80031 3 247 11 272 13 266 11 283 80031 76003 6 312 15 277 14 266 15 278 76003 72448 10 298 11 290 12 253 17 261 72448 69238 14 287 12 292 12 279 17 256 69238 66295 24 273 21 275 22 291 20 271 66295 63573 20 272 25 262 28 277 26 272 63573 60941 23 302 24 262 28 269 29 267 60941 58196 32 296 28 278 28 273 28 263 58196 55353 36 282 35 284 33 277 27 270 55353 52646 36 284 37 280 33 272 30 279 52646 50203 39 288 34 278 29 261 34 274 50203 48002 39 291 31 278 27 261 31 253 48002 46001 36 291 30 277 29 258 28 245 46001 44173 29 292 28 266 29 254 31 244 44173 42494 22 302 26 259 29 251 32 237 42494 40939 21 307 22 256 25 245 28 233 40939 39483 18 314 19 252 24 233 30 229 39483 38108 12 325 17 239 24 225 29 224 38108 36776 10 330 16 230 23 225 28 222 36776 35418 9 324 16 234 22 229 26 219 35418 34005 9 313 15 239 22 224 25 212 34005 32537 10 314 12 242 21 214 25 208 32537 31002 10 321 11 246 19 209 22 206 31002 29387 9 309 11 245 15 213 18 205 29387 27694 10 297 10 259 12 221 16 212 27694 25923 12 299 10 269 14 233 18 242 25923 24075 12 284 12 267 18 249 21 258 24075 22148 13 278 17 266 21 257 20 261 22148 20130 15 280 18 263 19 258 21 264 20130 18019 13 281 16 264 17 249 23 268 18019 15864 14 274 15 257 16 253 21 265 15864 13794 12 268 13 259 14 256 15 261 13794 11923 13 251 13 251 11 245 9 250 11923 10269 21 238 19 241 16 238 11 243 10269 8802 24 226 25 231 23 232 15 239 8802 7500 25 223 27 228 24 229 18 235 7500 6347 26 223 26 225 24 225 19 234 6347 5328 26 220 28 219 26 223 21 235 5328 4437 27 220 29 218 28 221 24 235 4437 3656 26 227 29 219 28 213 25 222 3656 2964 27 231 28*214 26 204 26 211 2964 2355 28 224 24*209 24 200 25 207 2355 1847 26*219 21 205 22 198 24 204 1847 1458 22*216 20 204 19 197 23 199 1458 1190 18 215 19 203 16*196 18 194 1190 1028 16 214 17 203 14*195 15 192 1028 936 12 214 13 203 10 194 6*188 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography